Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-10-20
Supplemental Articles of Incorpora-
ton Filed by the o. Il. g. NJ

Some time since the Oregonlan pub
lished list of branch lines which the
stockholders of the Oregon Railway d
Navigation Company at the last annual
meeting authorized the directors to build.
Yesterday supplemental articles Of iucor-
poration to include these branch lines
were filed with the county clerk. The
general direction OF each branch is given
below:
From point at or near Centerville,
in Umatilla county, to a point to the
intersection of the main line at the Col
umbia river near Cold Springs station,
Umatilla county, a distance of thirty five
miles.
From point on the Baker City di-
vision of the o. Il & n, line, at or near
Pendle'on, in a sou,heasterly direction to
point near Heppner, Morrow county,
thence in northwesterly direction to
point on the river line at or nefr Airing
ton, a distance Of 100 miles.
A line from Umatila, in southwest
ern direction to point at or near Prime
vile, Crook county, distance Of 165
miles, with branch from point of in
tersection between said last named line
and the John Days river at or near the
mouth Of Pine creek, then following the
general course of the John Days river in
. ner herly direction to the point of the
intersection Of the main line Of the rail
road on the Columbia river, at or near
the town Of John Days in Wasce county,
a distance of 100 miles.
A line from point at or near Prime
uille, Crook county, in northerly d.
rection, following the general course of
the Deschutes river to point on the
main line, at or near the mouth of the
Deschutes river, distance OF 800 miles
A line from Wallula, w. r., in a
northerly and easterly direction and fol-
lowing the course of the Columbia and
Snake rivers to Lewiston, Nez Perez
county, Idaho, thence in generally
eastern direction along the valley of the
Clearwater river to the Bitter Root
mountains, thence by the most feasible
route over the Ritter Root mountains to
Butte, Montana, distance of about $50
miles.
A line from the city of Lewiston in a
southeasterly direction through the
Camas Prairie to point near the mouth
Of Little Lalmon river, Idaho, distance
of 100 miles.
A line from or near Prescott, Walla
Wala county, in generally northwest
erly direction by the most favorable route
to point near Grange City, Columbia
county, distance Of forty miles.
A line from point on Snake river
twenty miles from its mouth in Walla
Walla county, w. r., in an easterly di.
rec'ion by the most favorable route to
Grange City, distance of forty miles.
A line from point at q near the 0. r..
l. n, line near LaGrande in generally
oasterly direction along the Grand
Rounde aud Wallowa rivers to point
in the Wallowa valley at or near the
base line, range 46 east Willamette me-
ridian, distance of seventy miles, with
branch from near the mouth of
Wallowa r!ver,in northerly direction
along the Grand Ronde valley to point
at or near to its mouth, thence northerly
along Snake river TO Lewiston, distance
of sixty.fve miles. A line from Walla
Walla in northeasterly direction in
Mill creek valley and the town of Dixie
to Waitsburg, Walla Walla county, q
distance of twenty-five miles.
The articles are filed by Elijah Smith,
John II. Hall, Christopher Meyer,
Charles l., Colby, Colgate Hoyt, John
N. Dennison, G. II. Prescott, w. s.
l.add, H. W. Corbott, Henry Failing,
G. A. Dolph, c. Ii. Lewis and II. s